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[KiWiNiNjA]

Given how well the ball's slipped onto the bat, that's plausible.

Wonder what the point is in picking 7 bowlers BTW?

So Styris doesnt have to bowl!
Oram, Styris, Elliot, Vettori, and Mills can all bat better than any extra batsman.

 

[Richard]

D-L gives a par score of 266 from 175-4 off 37 overs.

Not any more it doesn't.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Nasser calls 2 runs in 3 innings "a quiet series". Quite an understatement.

 

[wpdavid]

Shame, but sounds like Gillespie fooled him with the slower one.

Someone's going to have to play a blinder if we're going to set a competitive total now.

 

[Richard]

Nasser calls 2 runs in 3 innings "a quiet series". Quite an understatement.

TBF, Ambrose has had 1 proper innings. 1st knock he faced a single delivery, 2nd was a 23-over game, it was only the 3rd where he was poor.

 

[Days of Grace]

Nassar says Bopara gets 'too ***y' sometimes.

Nassar's losing it.

Knight tried to make a point about backing up and Nassar chips in with 'see Shah didn't even make his ground!!!' Knight mumbled, 'Not really referring to that'.
There was no second run, Nassar, FFS. Totally irrelevant point.

 

[Richard]

Nasser FFS.

Shame, but sounds like Gillespie fooled him with the slower one.

Don't think so. Just pinged one straight to mid-on.

 

[wpdavid]

Don't think so. Just pinged one straight to mid-on.

OK - I'm relying on cricinfo for this.

 

[Leslie1]

Mr Gillespie.

 

[Days of Grace]

Patel for Gillespie next game IMO.

 

[TheEpic]

Really like Shah in the middle order. Record doesn't isn't the best at the minute, but he just looks the part.

My two pennies worh.

 

[Richard]

People usually look the part when they're scoring. It's how often they do that matters.

Crap ball to get a wicket that.

 

[Scaly piscine]

The Ambrose for Mustard selection is the sort of bollocks England's selectors used to pull in the Atherton era. Completely moronic.

 

[Leslie1]

250 minimum?

220 is competitive me thinks.

 

[wpdavid]

Crap ball to get a wicket that.

And an even worse shot. Foster, Mustard & Read would all do better in this form of the game than this guy imo.

 

[Richard]

The Ambrose for Mustard selection is the sort of bollocks England's selectors used to pull in the Atherton era. Completely moronic.

Almost as bad as picking Mustard in the first place.

Dropped, pretty much.

 

[wpdavid]

250 minimum?

220 is competitive me thinks.

Nah, not for any side that knows what it's doing.

 

[Richard]

And an even worse shot. Foster, Mustard & Read would all do better in this form of the game than this guy imo.

Mustard, no, no better than Prior. Foster, maybe soon worth a go. Read, no, he'll never play for England again as he's an ICL-goer.

In any case Ambrose has so far failed twice. Hasn't impressed me all that much yet, but nor has he done poorly - yet.

 

[wpdavid]

Mustard, no, no better than Prior. Foster, maybe soon worth a go. Read, no, he'll never play for England again as he's an ICL-goer.

In any case Ambrose has so far failed twice. Hasn't impressed me all that much yet, but nor has he done poorly - yet.

I'd forgotten about Read & the ICL.
As for Mustard, was his keeping as bad as Prior's? Given Wright's troubles at the top of the order, I woudn't be surpiseed to see Mustard back for SA & Wright back at number 7.

 

[Richard]

If Ambrose were to score in the last game, no. In any case, 3 failures wouldn't be enough for me.

BTW, you want someone who's done precisely nothing of note all career other than have a decent 2007 in the side do you? Hope not.

Swann gone.